I’ve been busy over the last two weeks. I had a lot to do to get my daughter ready for summer camp. She left today for a one week, overnight camping trip with American Heritage Girls. One of the other mothers in the troop is taking her to the camp, with her . . . → Read More: Summer Camp and Knee Injury

We took a day, over the weekend, to visit the NC Zoo. It was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect. We spent 4 hours walking around the zoo. My kids had a great time looking at all of the animals. I’m glad we decided to that, after everything that is going on now. . . . → Read More: Visiting The NC Zoo Over The Weekend

Yesterday, my son had to go and get checked to see if his cyst has returned. They had to put him under to do this. I was expecting it to go alright. I was sure that the cyst would not return. I was wrong. It had returned, and the doctor surgically removed . . . → Read More: Cyst Check Ends In Surgery

This year has gone by so fast. Yesterday, I had another IEP meeting for my son. He’s 15 now, and the focus is completely different on what his goals should be. We are now looking at having his IEP goals geared towards life skills. He is still getting his general academics in . . . → Read More: Another Year and Another IEP

There are a few places that everyone in my family likes to go. One of those places is Chuck E. Cheese. When I was offered two family passes to visit a location near me, and write about it for Autism Awareness Month, I immediately agreed. To make the experience the best for . . . → Read More: Chuck E. Cheese’s For Autism Awareness Month

I was going through and approving some comments, when I read one that really fired my engines. It was a comment from someone that obviously has no understanding of what it is like to raise an autistic child. It was left on a post I did about a mother and son suicide/murder. . . . → Read More: Raising A Child With Autism A Punishment

We took a day and went to the beach for my son’s birthday. We stopped in Southport, first, and walked on the pier. The kids enjoyed watching the birds that were amassed all around. My daughter collected a couple feathers to put into her bird watching book. My son enjoyed walking up and down . . . → Read More: Southport and Oak Island For Birthday

The last thing I wanted to do at 3:00 A.M. was call 911 and have the Fire Department come to my house. I really didn’t want to rush around, wake up the kids and get them dressed. I really didn’t want to throw clothes in a bag quickly, (my kids, not mine) . . . → Read More: Fire Department Called Last Night